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chiefs, and he wanted also to inquire of 
me what I thought respecting the ship* 
We loaded our canoe and made sail for 
Miliy, where the chiefs were. We ar¬ 
rived at night, and found a great num¬ 
ber of natives collected on the beach, to 
see if we had any fish. We hauled up 
our canoe for the night, and'the natives 
began to question me about the ship.—- 
I told them I did not know, concluding 
it would be good policy to say but little 
on the subject. The natives crowded 
round me in great numbers; and I did 
not see Lay till he came to me. I in¬ 
quired of him what he had seen, and he 
informed me that there had been a ship 
in sight about half an hour before sun 
set, and that she was near enough for 
him to see them take in their fore and 
nnzen top gallant sails, but could give 
no definite account of her, as she was 
soon out of sight. We were not allow¬ 
ed to be together long; and I went to 
rest as usual, but could not sleep.— 
“ Hope springs eternal in the human 
breast”—and hope that the ship which 
